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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Mandan, Hidatsa & Arikara

For Students 9th - 10th
From the journals of Lewis and Clark, read about the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara tribes and people that they encountered on their expedition.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Marias River Decision

For Students 9th - 10th
This section of the larger website Discovering Lewis & Clark explores the Corps of Discovery's time at the Marias River.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: K'useyneiskit: The Bitterroot Barrier

For Students 9th - 10th
This section of the larger site Discovering Lewis and Clark describes in detail the Corps' journey between Packer Meadow and Canoe Camp in 1805.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Coastal Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
Lewis and Clark in their journal made observations about the Coastal Indians including descriptions of the basketry hats made and worn by the Chinookan-speaking people who lived in the region. They also made notes on the habits and...
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Preparations

For Students 9th - 10th
This section of the larger Discovering Lewis & Clark site discusses Philadelphia, some of Lewis's friends and mentors such as Dr. Benjamin Rush, and military preparations.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Blackbird Hill, Nebraska

For Students 9th - 10th
Read William Clark's journal entry concerning the event that took place early on the morning of August 11, 1804, when Lewis and Clark visited the grave of Blackbird, one of the great leaders of the Omaha Nation.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: America in 1803

For Students 9th - 10th
This section of the larger Discovering Lewis & Clark website explores in detail America in 1803 and delves into the Louisiana Purchase, Thomas Jefferson, and political geography among other topics.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Lewis's Friends and Mentors

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical sketches of some of the men that were involved in the expedition of Lewis and Clark.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Heroic Anniversary

For Students 9th - 10th
Explores the historical coincidences that converged on April 7, 1805, between Lewis and Clark, Beethoven, and Bonaparte.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Hunters and Hunting

For Students 9th - 10th
This section of the larger website Discovering Lewis & Clark examines hunters and hunting on the expedition.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Holidays on the Trail

For Students 9th - 10th
This section of the larger website Discovering Lewis & Clark examines how the Corps of Discovery celebrated three special days-Christmas Day, New Year's Day, and Independence Day-with a mixture of traditions.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Kansas Cities on the Kaw

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Lewis and Clark's exploration in 1804 of the area where the Kansas River joins the Missouri.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Milk River

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover facts about the valley of the river Lewis and Clark named Milk and read about their observations.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: The 'Grand' Fall

For Students 9th - 10th
Journal entries from Lewis and Clark describing the "Grand Fall" of the Missouri.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: The 'Great' Falls

For Students 9th - 10th
This section of Discovering Lewis & Clark examines the 'Great Falls' which the expedition had to portage around during the westward leg of their 1805-06 exploration of the Louisiana Purchase.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Landmark the Bear's Tooth

For Students 9th - 10th
Nicholas King drew up a map in preparation for Lewis and Clark's expedition. View images and read descriptions of one of the landmarks in the Rocky Mountains, Bear's Tooth.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Missouri Headwaters

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents details of Lewis and Clark's expedition to the Three Forks in the early 1800s.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Meeting the Salish

For Students 9th - 10th
Journal entry provides details of Lewis and Clark's journey in 1805 over the Bitterroot Divide where they encountered the Salish Indians.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Geography

For Students 9th - 10th
How did Lewis and Clark map the unknown lands? Learn how they marked the territory using mental mapping, Indian spatial concepts, and formal navigation.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Technology

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the role of technology in the Lewis and Clark expedition.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Flags of the Expedition

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the importance of flags in representing the identities of groups and countries. Presents a collection of early American flags, the Great Seal of the United States, the flags carried by the Lewis and Clark expedition, signal and...
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Historic Philadelphia

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a look at historic Philadelphia in the 1800s. Read about places such as Academy of Natural Sciences, City Tavern, Elfreth's Alley, New Market, State House (Independence Hall), and St. Peter's Episcopal Church that were present at...
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Tywappity Bottom

For Students 9th - 10th
Features a description and history of Tywappity Bottom where Lewis and Clark arrived in November 1803.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Secrets of Sulfur Spring

For Students 9th - 10th
This section from Discovering Lewis & Clark examines Lewis's treatment of Sacagawea illness with mineral water from the Sulpher spring.

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